The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-17
OXYGEN AND NITROGEN
As Therapeutic Agents in the,Treat-
ment of Pulmonary and other
Chronic Diseases,

III use ofOXygen and nitrogen gas In advanced
therapeutics Is no lOngei an experiment
hhoNihg there exists d demand on the part OF
the profession for preparation OF OK sgeu that
has real thera apeutcal merit / would f,SpectflllV
call your attention 20 Mal;On's OAygen aud
Nitrogen Compound.
Before stating what oxygen compound is In
order 10 have the matter properly understood, 1t
pound Oxygen"
During the cast few years the papers and iour.
mails, secular, religious and scientific al over
the country, have cOtlpOund oSgen in which IL
u lauded aS the great specific 70. all the lis OF
man.
The extensive sale Of the oxygen home trest
ment ana astonishing claims made for Il have
ihnuced many chemists and physicians 10 inquire
into its alleged virtues and deters1ine The ingr..
1ients which compose H. The formula of both
the home and Office treatment have been pub.
llshed In various journals Boston Journal of
and others.)
"Dr; wallian. who has carefully investigated
the subject says: some enterprising but unscrup.
ulOus pIetenders 'dscoyered' In this Vas he
so-called 'oxygeniaed air which some wears ago
was 80 extensively advertised as a curee1l
Rights 10 manufacture and administer II % were
sOld Tor round sum the process OF generating II
being bunglingly disguised by the addition ~
ferric carbonate or other inert coloring material
10 the ammonium nitrate used. Even TO this day
firm In Philadelphia Il still harpiup an the
miraculous alchemy Of COMPOUND Oxygen Iome
Treatment, which is a bare faced swindle beinS
nothing more than weak solution ofammonium
lhuIihtt hlli 81 iIOlA rum iSulue adding also
chlorate OF potash) II must be admitted mar
IN connection with some wholesome hygienic
rules persstently inculcated by these advertising
professional outlaws have performed some thes
raupeutic as well as moral wonders by It's aid
Adyantsge is taken OF the fact that the oeonla
are tired OF being drugged. and the Spparatus
which Is sent 70 their patients being more tsngi-
be than dose Of medicine is sure to t,rnd 80, st
least two results one of which Is To- insnire tba
patient with hope, the other that II gives the
the mind employed,
The objections To compound oxygen are;
l. Ihere ls no such thing as compound oxygen
2 That the handling OF the substance bearing
this name has been confined almost entireiv 70
persons without any knowledge of medicine or
other qualifications requisite to the adminissra,
tsOn OF Snch an agent.
3, That the formula has been retained as n
considerations. Nv" "''''''
e, l. That it has been advertised in an unpro.
iesslonal' not To say uupriucipled, manner
Walton,s oxygen aud Nitrogen Compound is
composed OF Two atoms of oxygen and one of
nitrogen: Either Of these elements when usei
separately are without special theupeutical
merit 1t certainly was never intended by ma.
ture that We should use pure oxygen alone II
Is 700 powerful an oxidizing agent, aud the ther.
apeuucal results obtainei by It's use have never
been as satisfactory when used singly, a. when
combined with a certain equivalent OF nitrogen
Inc Two elemehts, however when combined In
these proportions, produce "a compound of singu.
la therapeutic merit.
1t is an established fact that oxygen is the most
ptTh CT hnllscpuc known, Tor IN an atmOSphere of
oxygen II Is impossible for disease germs 10 exist
If piece OF decaying vegetable or animal
matter Is placed in bell glass containing an at.
mosphere OF oxygen, the ocess Of decay be-
comes speedily arrested. Hence its applicability
In disease affecting the respiratory organs
This Compound not only acts as an antlSeptIc
but so acts on the respiratory muscles as 10 com.
pei the patient to breathe properly. In fact there
are out iew persons who breathe as they should
Many authors claim that imperfect breathing is
cause OF llrgc percentage of bronchial trou.
bles Residual air remaining over from one i'm.
spiraton 70 another excites irritation subsequent
Inflammation which becomes prolific field for
the development OF disease germs
The Compound compels the patient 10 take
deep inspirations, thus expellng all residue air
When once the disease has been established
either nom imperfect aeratiOn or whatever cause
believe the Oxygen and Nitrogen Compound
because OF Its antiseptic qualities win arrest tho
development Of disease and render the soil bar,
ren for germ growth. 1.-THE BACILLUS TUBFRcU.
LosIs is the essential factor in the development
OF phthisiS, then We have In this agent an eli.
cient gcrmicide and an antidote